Element concentrations in the swimbladder parasite Anguillicola crassus (nematoda) and its host the European eel, Anguilla anguilla from Asi River (Hatay-Turkey)

GENÇ E., SANGÜN M. K., DURAL M., Can M. F., Altunhan C.

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT, cilt.141, sa.1-3, ss.59-65, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 141 Sayı: 1-3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2008
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s10661-007-9878-9
  • Dergi Adı: ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.59-65
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Anguillicola crassus, nematode, bioindicator, heavy metal, European eel, INTESTINAL HELMINTH COMMUNITIES, HEAVY-METALS CONCENTRATIONS, LONG-TERM, DRACUNCULOIDEA, DIVERSITY, RICHNESS, FISH, ACCUMULATION, RHINE
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

The European eel's swimbladder nematode, Anguillicola crassus, sampled from the Asi River (Orontes River) in Antakya (Hatay, Turkey) in May 2006 were analysed by Inductively Coupled Plasma-Atomic Emission Spectrometry (ICP-AES) for their some heavy metal (Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Hg, Mn, Pb and Zn) levels. The metal concentrations of the parasites were compared to different organs (swimbladder, liver, muscle and skin) of the fish hosts. The parasite contained statistically highly significantly amounts of Fe (P < 0.05). The iron level of nematode was up to 25.52 times than the muscle of its host, Anguilla anguilla. However, bioconcentration of Cd, Cr, Cu, Hg, Mn, Pb, Zn were detected in the A. crassus and it contained no statistically differences with the other tissues of its host, the eel (P > 0.05). Furthermore, no significant differences were detected in the heavy metal accumulations between the parasitized and un-parasitized fish tissues. The analysed metals (Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Pb and Zn) were found in fish muscle at mean concentrations under the permissible limits proposed by FAO.